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# Book a Haircut

> Find and book appointments at local salons and barbershops

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## What this does

The agent opens a salon booking app on your iPhone, searches for available appointments near you, selects a stylist and time slot, and books the appointment. It handles the full flow — browsing salons, picking services, choosing a date and time, and confirming the booking.

## How we built it

We used a booking app (like Booksy or Vagaro) that has a solid mobile experience. The prompt included the type of service, preferred date and time, and location preferences.

The agent handled the multi-step booking flow surprisingly well — selecting service type from a menu, scrolling through available time slots, and tapping the right date on a calendar view. The visual layout of these apps is actually pretty consistent, which helps the agent navigate.

The trickiest part was when the app asked the user to select from a list of stylists — the agent needed to scroll through profiles and make a reasonable selection. We found that including a preference in the prompt ("anyone available" or "the first available") helped the agent move through this step faster.

## Try it yourself

Paste this into the TapKit Mac app agent or Claude with TapKit connected:

> Open Booksy and book a men's haircut for Saturday at 2pm. Pick the closest barbershop with availability and book with whoever is free.

Works with: TapKit Mac app, Claude.ai, Claude Code, any MCP client.

## Tips and things to know

* **Include the service type** — "men's haircut," "women's cut and color," "beard trim." Booking apps organize by service, so being specific gets you to the right screen faster.
* **Specify date and time preferences** — "Saturday at 2pm" or "any morning this week." Without a time preference, the agent has to guess.
* **Log in first** if you have an existing account — your saved addresses and payment info make the booking flow smoother.
* **The agent can compare options** — ask it to "find the highest-rated barbershop nearby" and it'll browse reviews before booking.
* **Works across booking apps** — Booksy, Vagaro, Fresha, and similar salon booking platforms all work well.